Labor market effects of a climate-neutral development path by 2030
The aim of the project is to estimate how the implementation of the measures required to achieve a climate-neutral economy by 2050 will affect employment. The employment effects are calculated up…
Policy Dialogue and Knowledge Management on Low Emissions (DIAPOL-CE) – Climate-economy modelling in Rwanda and Uganda
Uganda and Rwanda have committed to take climate action by ratifying the Paris Agreement, thereby contributing to the goal to limit global average temperature increase well below 2°C.
The…
Costs of Climate Change Impacts in Germany
Climate change has arrived in Germany – noticeably and evidently. This results inter alia in economic losses due to crop failures, repair costs of infrastructure damages and increasing health…
Climate action as an employment driver – Effects of an ambitious transition towards a green economy on the labour market
Public debate often gives the impression of a trade-off between economy and climate protection. It is becoming increasingly clear that the climate crisis is forcing far-reaching changes. At the…
The contribution of economic instruments to achieving climate mitigation targets: The role of government energy price components in the instrument mix
The main focus of the project is to critically analyse existing modelling approaches in the field of climate policy impact assessment, to improve the understanding and the impact of economic…
Ressourcenflüsse in Thüringen
The Thuringian Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation (TMUEN) has launched a state initiative on resource conservation and efficiency. One of the first steps in this…
Scenarios climate study - Bavarian Business Council for the Future
An interdisciplinary Prognos team, supported by EconSight, GWS and TwinEconomics, investigated the subject of climate change and climate protection for the Bavarian Business Council for the…
Low Carbon Leakage
Low carbon leakage describes the risk that low-CO2 industries will move to other countries if a country loses its pioneering position in a technology relevant to the energy transition. To analyse…
Modelling employment effects of climate-fiscal policies, developing a dynamic MRIO price model
This project builds a global model to quantify short-term effects of climate-fiscal reforms on prices, economic structure, and labour market, including environmental taxation and revenue recycling…
Support of the EU Impact Assessment: Forging a climate-resilient Europe -The new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change
The GINFORS-E model has been used to provide macro-econometric estimations of the impact of measures under the Adaptation Strategy. Three climate change scenarios RCP2.6, RCP 4.5, and RCP 8.5 and…